Keams Canyon, Arizona Weather
Keams Canyon, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Keams Canyon, Navajo County.
Full aviation weather for Keams Canyon is published on the Ganado Airport (K85V) page, 62 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at K85V describe the airfield itself. Weather 62 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Keams Canyon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Keams Canyon.
About Keams Canyon, Arizona
Keams Canyon emerges from the high desert, a place where the earth folds and pleats into a landscape of striking, raw beauty. It lies 92.3 miles east-north-east of Flagstaff, AZ (from Flagstaff, AZ: bearing 62°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-south-west of Low Mountain. The air here carries the dry, mineral tang of sun-baked rock, a scent that clings to the sandstone cliffs and the sparse, resilient vegetation. Reds and ochres dominate the palette, the ancient stone a testament to millennia of wind and water’s patient artistry. Beneath a sky that often seems impossibly vast, the land rolls and dips, revealing arroyos that scar the earth like ancient wounds, their bottoms often shaded and cool, offering a welcome respite from the relentless sun. The light, especially as dusk approaches, possesses a peculiar, almost liquid quality, bathing the mesas in a deep, resonant glow that can make even the most familiar contours appear newly discovered. The history of Keams Canyon is deeply interwoven with the Navajo people, whose connection to this land predates written records. It has long served as a vital hub, a place where trade routes converged and where generations have found sustenance and shelter. The local economy, while modest, reflects this enduring relationship with the land, with sheep herding and silversmithing remaining significant traditions. The distinctive style of Navajo rugs, with their intricate patterns and vibrant colors, often finds its inspiration in the very landscape that surrounds Keams Canyon, each weave a narrative of place and heritage. Visitors might notice the quiet diligence of daily life, a rhythm dictated not by the hurried ticking of clocks, but by the slow turning of the seasons and the enduring cycles of nature.
Live animated radar for Keams Canyon and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Keams Canyon, Navajo County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 35.812506°N, 110.195125°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86034 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Keams Canyon, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Keams Canyon, Arizona, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Keams Canyon includes coordinates 35.812506°N, 110.195125°W, situated in Navajo County. ZIP code 86034. Telephone area code: 928. Timezone: Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
